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Re:Why are credit card rates so high? by tossandthrow on Tuesday April 01, 2025 @06:56PM (#43552157)
In Europe they offer the same amount of protection.
Re:Why are credit card rates so high? by devilbunny on Tuesday April 01, 2025 @07:01PM (#43552188)
Most cards in the US have a Visa or MasterCard logo, and transactions made that way have essentially the same legal protections as credit card transactions, but in the meantime, your money is not in your bank account. So other transactions may fail.

With credit cards, it's the bank's money that's missing, not yours.

Re:Why are credit card rates so high? by zhivota on Tuesday April 01, 2025 @07:03PM (#43552207)
Even with the same nominal protection, with credit I don't lose anything. With debit the money is missing from my account until the case is resolved.

I know I prefer to only put the bank's money at risk, not my own.

Re:Why are credit card rates so high? by spwa4 on Wednesday April 02, 2025 @04:53AM (#43554815)
Wouldn't a credit card charge YOU interest on the disputed amount until the case is resolved?
Re:Why are credit card rates so high? by BugsJustFindMe on Wednesday April 02, 2025 @08:03AM (#43555768)
Nope. Also they resolve very quickly and fraud cases generally resolve in favor of the consumer anyway.
Re:Why are credit card rates so high? by enlyth on Tuesday April 01, 2025 @07:05PM (#43552222)
I'm in Europe and still use my Amex for everything I can.

It has no membership fee, I get 0.5% cashback which is free money, and one time a merchant failed to deliver an order and they gave me back my money within like 10 minutes of me raising a dispute

If I had used my debit card with my normal bank it would probably take a week to resolve, and I'd be the one out of pocket in the meantime